NEW YORK (PIX11) – License plates on e-bikes and e-scooters could be coming to New York City.  A bill requiring the registration of any electric-assisted vehicle with the city was heard Wednesday before the city council transportation committee.  
	
		More Local News	   Councilmember Bob Holden from Queens introduced a bill in 2022 to require e-bike registration.  The current proposal is known as “Priscilla’s La,w” after the woman who was struck…

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NYC Council hears bill to require E-bikes to have license plates

This bill has a ticket to ride. The City Council is mulling a law that would require license plates and registration for electric bikes and scooters — after 47 people were killed in e-bike crashes over the last five years. “The scourge of e-bikes in our streets, on our sidewalks, and even inside our buildings...

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The bill would require all e-bikes and e-scooters to be registered with the city’s Department of Transportation.

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Dec. 12, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Special interest groups are trying to stop a bill that would require e-vehicles to register with the city, amNewYork Metro has learned. Lobbyists and other nonprofit organizations want to stop Priscilla’s Law (Intro. 606), a bill that would require the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to register and license all e-mobility devices that the state Department of Motor Vehicles does not regulate.  The g…

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A proposed bill to require e-bikes and e-scooters in New York City to be registered with visible license plates is sparking controversy, as while supporters argue it would improve safety and accountability, critics say it unfairly targets migrant communities.

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Despite e-bikes working pretty well, New York City Officials are looking for a way to get their hands into working people’s pockets again with e-bike licensing and registration requirements. Here’s a quick video that “bothsides” the topic. (article continues below video) The “One Life” Fallacy Rears Its Ugly Head As   ... [continued] The post New York City Government Gets E-Bike Anxiety Again appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Get ready, New Yorkers. A new bill could soon extend the same car license plate and registration requirements to e-bikes...

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The strange logic behind NYC's push to force license plates on electric bicycles

This bill has a ticket to ride. The City Council is mulling a law that would require license plates and registration for electric bikes and scooters — after 47 people were killed in e-bike crashes over the last five years. “The scourge of e-bikes in our streets, on our sidewalks, and even inside our buildings continues to wreak chaos, injure and maim people, and, tragically, take lives,” Council member Bob Holden (D-Queens) said Wednesday at the…

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Get ready, New Yorkers. A new bill could soon extend the same car license plate and registration requirements to e-bikes in the largest city in the US. But despite ostensibly focusing on safety, some argue that the move is a misguided attempt to target marginalized communities. more . . .

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